Micaela Eller

Micaela Eller spent almost a decade growing the Open Collaboration and InnerSourcing capabilities at IBM starting in Data & AI supporting Watson NLP’s Agile and InnerSource transformation and later in IBM Research as Senior Global Program Delivery and Operations Leader for the InnerSource Program Office (ISPO) where she led the InnerSourcing world-wide transformation and community growth strategy for the Open Innovation Community. She also built an InnerSource Practitioner learning curriculum and enablement assets to support roll-out of InnerSource across IBM’s AI and Quantum organizations!

In mid-July 2025, she decided to take on a new challenge and joined Ernst & Young as an Assoc Director to establish and lead EY’s InnerSource Enablement Strategy, where she is focused on championing collaborative ways of working that spark innovation and building community ecosystems rooted in knowledge sharing practices and servant leadership so expert builders, makers, and innovators are empowered to do their best work.

Micaela is a recognized leader in enterprise transformation, Agile, InnerSource, Open Source, and Open Innovation practices. She is a sought-after keynote speaker, panelist, and workshop facilitator at major industry conferences and has developed a reputation as an engaging storyteller with a gift for inspiring business leaders, executive and technical audiences alike to take action and have a real-world impact by empowering their organizations to establish cultures based on trust and open collaboration.